Reply #53: UK to help over 10,000 displaced Libyans (Ajdabiya)

[joshcryer]

http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Media-Room/News-Stories/2011/UK-to-help-over-10000-displaced-Libyans-/">UK to help over 10,000 displaced Libyans
Britain will provide emergency shelter for more than 10,000 people driven out of their homes by ongoing fighting in Libya, the International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced today.

As a matter of urgency, 2,100 tents will be flown out from UK stocks in Dubai to provide potentially life saving shelter during cold desert nights. The tents will be distributed by the Libyan Red Crescent to those most in need - including women, children and the sick – particularly around the Ajdabiya area in the conflict-affected North East of Libya.

As well as meeting urgent needs within the country, British aid will help to ensure that conditions at the borders remain under control by extending the work of two air operations experts.